Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has been getting much of the flak.
“I find it simply incredible that Italy’s cultural heritage is being put at the disposal of two billionaires who want to belt each other like idiotic adolescents,” said Carlo Calenda, the leader of the centrist, opposition Azione party, via Twitter.
“Forget about love for the fatherland and respect for its history.
“And it’s not a question of how much they are paying.
“There are things that are simply not up for sale.”
Matteo Orfini of the opposition centre-left Democratic Party also blasted Sangiuliano for going along with the idea, especially after he criticized this week’s Travis Scott’s show at Rome’s Circus Maximus, the city’s ancient chariot-racing stadium.
“So, Minister Sangiuliano says concerts at Circus Maximus are not OK, but the clown act of two billionaire’s fighting is an instrument of promotion for our heritage,” Orfini said in a Twitter post.
“It’s a somewhat curious idea of culture.”
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